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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 04 Sep, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Fairfax boss attacks Kevin Rudd's credibility Fairfax chairman Roger Corbett has attacked Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, questioning his credibility and accusing him of destabilising and damaging the Labor Party. In an interview on the ABC's Lateline program, Mr Corbett said it would have been better for Labor to lose the election with Julia Gillard as leader. "In my view, Kevin Rudd is a leader that has been really discredited by his own conduct," Mr Corbett, a Reserve Bank board member, said. Mr Rudd brushed off the comments this morning, saying: "[It's] a free country, anyone can say what they like." More » Obama wins key backing for military action in Syria Australia's most left-leaning and right-leaning seats revealed Lleyton Hewitt loses marathon fourth-round battle to Mikhail Youzhny NBN to leave households $3,800 richer in 2020: report Nadine Haag death: Family urge police to launch homicide investigation More Analysis » Call yourself a Christian: private faith, public politics On paper, this should be the most theologically-charged campaign in Australian history. Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott have both brought religion into politics before. But if this election campaign has shown us anything, it's that when politics and religion find themselves at odds in the breast of a politician, politics wins. More » How could a Christian PM call the Bible pro-slavery? 'On track' for a surplus? Not good enough Postal vote campaigns are a service to democracy Policymakers need to rethink how reading is taught Microsoft buys Nokia's hardware: What's next? Abbott's deeply depressing speech for the globe Ghosts of Iraq haunt British debate on Syria Disability is no justification for murder What is wrong with having a disciplined leader? Just In More Just In » Dead aunt 'prime suspect' in China eye-gouging case Chinese police reportedly suspect an aunt of a boy who had his gouged out of carrying out the attack, before killing herself days later. More » Convicted killer gives chilling account of murder Muslim Brotherhood member jailed for life over Suez violence Gatto set to lose boxing licence Hewitt bows out of US Open after gruelling loss to Youzhny Election live: PM Kevin Rudd under fire from Fairfax boss Australia's most left-leaning and right-leaning seats revealed Obama wins key backing for military action in Syria Australian charity in Kenya 'robbed' by volunteer 50 killed in wave of attacks across Iraq World More World » Dead aunt 'prime suspect' in China eye-gouging case Chinese police reportedly suspect an aunt of a boy who had his gouged out of carrying out the attack, before killing herself days later. More » Muslim Brotherhood member jailed for life over Suez violence Obama wins key backing for military action in Syria 50 killed in wave of attacks across Iraq Israel says it tested missile in Mediterranean exercise with US Palm oil giant Mewah denies links to Vanuatu airport developer Business More Business » RBA leaves interest rate at 2.5 per cent By business reporter Pat McGrath The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the official interest rate unchanged at a historic low of 2.5 per cent. The rate has been cut by 225 basis points since November 2011 and is at its lowest level since 1960. More » Nathan Tinkler's Aston Metals enters receivership Microsoft to buy Nokia phone business for $8 billion US phone company Verizon buys Vodafone out of US partnership Share market closes at three-month high Politics More Politics » Election live: PM Kevin Rudd under fire from Fairfax boss Labor is expected to continue to push the Coalition on costings today, in advance of the pre-election electronic advertising blackout which comes into force tonight. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is starting the day in Melbourne whilst Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is in Sydney. The PM has been strongly criticised by Fairfax chairman and Reserve Bank board member Roger Corbett, who has questioned the PM's credibility and accused him of damaging the Labor Party. More » Fairfax boss attacks Kevin Rudd's credibility NBN to leave households $3,800 richer in 2020: report Major parties hit the phones to sway swing voters Palm oil giant Mewah denies links to Vanuatu airport developer Sport More Sport » Hewitt bows out of US Open after gruelling loss to Youzhny Lleyton Hewitt has been eliminated from the US Open after losing a marathon fourth-round battle against Russia's Mikhail Youzhny. More » Marsh and Finch score tons against Scotland Saints' Jones apologises for prank Barba not named for Bulldogs Ablett heads 40-man All-Australian squad Buddy to miss final against Swans Science and Technology More Science and Technology » NBN to leave households $3,800 richer in 2020: report By Monique Ross Australian households would be about $3,800 a year better off in 2020 with super-fast broadband like Labor's National Broadband Network (NBN), according to new research. More » Microsoft to buy Nokia phone business for $8 billion New method might boost accuracy of heatwave forecasts Several new species found around remote WA coast Businesses tracking customers via mobile phone signals Environment More Environment » Fukushima plant's radioactive water to be dumped in Pacific By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy, wires The head of Japan's nuclear watchdog has flagged dumping radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific, but says the level of contamination in the water would be well within legal limits. More » Greg Hunt not giving the full story on climate research Photographer's Near Miss proves the perfect snap Japanese brave notorious temper of Sakurajima volcano Abbott using outdated figure on carbon tax cost to households About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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